Senior Database Reliability Engineer

About This Opportunity

We are representing a confidential SaaS organization seeking a Senior Database Reliability Engineer to join their Database Operations team. This role is critical to ensuring the performance, integrity, security, and availability of production PostgreSQL databases running on Linux in AWS. You'll focus on operational excellence, proactive database administration, and reliable data management across multiple environments.

Location: Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, or Ukraine (Remote)

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor, and maintain large-scale PostgreSQL databases (250GB+) in production AWS environments including RDS, Aurora, and EC2
• Ensure database availability, performance, and data integrity through proactive monitoring and preventive maintenance
• Perform routine database administration including patching, upgrades, vacuuming, reindexing, and statistics management
• Execute and manage backup, restore, and disaster recovery procedures with regular testing of recovery plans
• Manage user access, roles, and database security in accordance with industry best practices
• Conduct capacity planning, storage management, and growth forecasting
• Troubleshoot database issues including performance bottlenecks, locking/contention problems, and failed jobs
• Support application teams with query tuning, schema changes, and release deployments
• Manage database migrations, upgrades, and change requests with minimal downtime
• Maintain comprehensive documentation for database configurations, standards, and operational procedures
• Participate in on-call rotations and provide production incident support

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience in a senior database administrator or Database Engineering role
• Strong hands-on PostgreSQL administration experience, including backups, recovery, and performance tuning
• Solid understanding of database security, access control, and compliance practices
• Experience managing large-scale production databases (250GB+) including maintenance and lifecycle management
• Strong Linux administration skills across processes, disk, memory, and networking
• Experience with monitoring tools and performance diagnostics
• Proficiency in SQL and at least one scripting language (Bash, Python, or similar)
• Familiarity with cloud-based database deployments, preferably AWS (RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3)
• Strong organizational and documentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with database auditing, compliance, or governance frameworks
• Familiarity with ETL processes, data pipelines, or reporting systems
• Experience with high availability setups, replication, and failover management
• Exposure to other database systems (MySQL, SQL Server, or NoSQL platforms)
• Experience supporting enterprise or highly regulated environments

How We Work With You

Candidates apply directly through Get A Job.ai. Our talent team will conduct an initial screening to understand your background and qualifications. We will then submit qualified candidates to our client for consideration. Please do not attempt to contact the client directly, as all communication must flow through Get A Job.ai to ensure a coordinated and professional process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process based on experience and qualifications.

Equal Opportunity

Get A Job.ai is committed to equal employment opportunity. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.